Κοσκυλματίοις
with leather off-cuts
Translated by David Whitehead7 Jan 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
"He used to flatter [...and] deceive with certain leather off-cuts, saying things like '[...] eat, gulp down, have the three-obol. Do you want me to serve your supper'?"
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κοσκυλματίοις· ἐθώπευεν, ἐξηπάτα κοσκυλματίοις τισὶ τοιαυτὶ λέγων· ἔνθου, ῥόφησον, ἔχε τριώβολον. βούλει παραθῶ σοι δόρπον;
Betacode
*koskulmati/ois: e)qw/peuen, e)chpa/ta koskulmati/ois tisi\ toiauti\ le/gwn: e)/nqou, r(o/fhson, e)/xe triw/bolon. bou/lei paraqw= soi do/rpon;
Notes
- See already kappa 2137. The present entry is an approximation (and abridgement) of Aristophanes, Knights 48-52 (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history5 revisions · last 15 Apr 2013
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- Translated — David Whitehead